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“I own me!” A powerful memoir of healing from trauma

Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

December 21, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Thanks again to Jake for this Book Exchange gift! I tore right through this one, as it hits a lot of my interest areas and is well written. Sex Cult Nun details Faith Jones’ life growing up in the Children of God/The Family cult during the 80s and 90s. Having watched several documentaries and read about this group before, this was less of a shocking book for me than for someone who has no knowledge about the Children of God. For me, it was more […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, child abuse, cult, Faith Jones, growing up/coming of age

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:142 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, child abuse, cult, Faith Jones, growing up/coming of age ·
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